Prof. Nihad El-Kayed, Dr.

Current affiliations

Junior professorship of sociology – migration, diversity and social cohesion (Prof. El-Kayed)
Scharnhorststr. 121, 48151 Münster
E-Mail

Academic Education
2018	Doctorate in Sociology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2011	M.A. Sociology, Universität Bielefeld
2008	B.A. Social Sciences, Heinrich-Heine-Universität Düsseldorf
Work Experience
2015 - 2025	Research Associate, Berlin Institute for Empirical Integration- and Migration Research (BIM), Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
2021	Substitute for the professorship "Urban and Regional Sociology" („Stadt- und Regionalsoziologie“), Department of Social Sciences, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (summer term 2021)
2012 - 2015	PhD scholarship, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung e.V.
2014	Visiting Researcher, Department of Sociology, University of California Berkeley (6 Months)
Functions and Memberships
since 2020	Mitglied, Redaktion, sub\urban. zeitschrift für kritische Stadtforschung
2021 - 2025	member speaker team, German Sociological Association, section Urban and Regional Sociology

Publications

Segregation als Grenzformation El-Kayed, Nihad (2025) In: sub\urban. zeitschrift für kritische stadtforschung, 13(2/3), 285-299. doi:10.36900/suburban.v13i2/3.1062 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Stadt und Flucht El-Kayed, Nihad (2025) Review article (book contribution) \| Published
Migration, politische Ungleichheit und lokale Demokratie – Zwischen In- und Exklusion El-Kayed, Nihad (2025) In: Gesemann, Frank; Filsinger, Dieter; Münch, Sybille (eds.), Handbuch Lokale Integrationspolitik, 1-23. Wiesbaden: Springer VS. doi:10.1007/978-3-658-43195-2_10-1 Research article (book contribution) \| Published
Neighborhoods as resource hubs and resource nodes. Civic organisations and political recruitment of first- and second-generation immigrants in Berlin, Germany El-Kayed, Nihad (2025) In: Urban Studies, 62(6), 1123-1140. doi:10.1177/00420980241270928 Research article (journal) \| Peer reviewed \| Published
Arriving in Peripheral Neighbourhoods. Dimensions of Inclusion and Exclusion in a Large East German Housing Estate El-Kayed, Nihad; Keskinkılıç, Leoni; Šerbedžija, Vojin; Wiegand, Anna (2025) In: Templin, David (eds.), Arrival Neighborhoods in Europe since the mid-19th Century. Migrations, Cities, Infrastructures, 244-267. New York: Routledge. Research article (book contribution) \| Published

Projects

PoMigDem - TP B2: Schützende Infrastrukturen? Die Rolle lokaler Infrastrukturen für Partizipation und migrationsbezogene Einstellungen in der postmigrantischen… Duration: 01/03/2026 - 31/12/2027 Funded by: Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Type of project: Participation in federally funded joint project
Politische (Un-)Gleichheit in der postmigrantischen Demokratie (PoMigDem) Duration: 01/03/2026 - 31/12/2027 Funded by: Federal Office of Family Affairs and Civil Society Functions Type of project: Main federally funded joint project
PoMigDem - TP C2: Repräsentation in Bedrohungslagen. Lokale Amts- und Mandatsträger*innen zwischen exit und voice Duration: 01/03/2026 - 31/12/2027 Funded by: Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Type of project: Participation in federally funded joint project
PoMigDem - Zentralmodul Duration: 01/03/2026 - 31/12/2027 Funded by: Federal Ministry for Education, Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth Type of project: Participation in federally funded joint project